Among the Thugs

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

They have names like Barmy Bernie, Daft Donald, and Steamin' Sammy. They like lager (in huge quantities), the Queen, football clubs (especially Manchester United), and themselves. Their dislike encompasses the rest of the known universe, and England's soccer thugs express it in ways that range from mere vandalism to riots that terrorize entire cities. Now Bill Buford, editor of the prestigious journal Granta, enters this alternate society and records both its savageries and its sinister allure with the social imagination of a George Orwell and the raw personal engagement of a Hunter Thompson.

Review:

"Animated, witty, and so pungent you can taste the stale lager." Washington Post Book World

Review:

"An important, perhaps prophetic, book...both exciting and sad at the core...[Buford is] a superbly talented reporter." The New York Times Book Review

Review:

"Brilliant...one of the most unnerving books you will ever read." Newsweek

Review:

"Like Michael Herr or Ryszard Kapuscinski, Buford has witnessed events which can only be compared in intensity to those of a war...an unflinching look into the festering soul of England...a fuckin' great read." David Byrne

What Our Readers Are Saying

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Lisa Brown, June 10, 2010 (view all comments by Lisa Brown)
nonfiction that reads like fiction, not so much by virtue as the writing style as by the fact that some of the stories beggar belief. solid & compelling reporting.

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"Review"
by Washington Post Book World,
"Animated, witty, and so pungent you can taste the stale lager."

"Review"
by The New York Times Book Review,
"An important, perhaps prophetic, book...both exciting and sad at the core...[Buford is] a superbly talented reporter."

"Review"
by Newsweek,
"Brilliant...one of the most unnerving books you will ever read."

"Review"
by David Byrne,
"Like Michael Herr or Ryszard Kapuscinski, Buford has witnessed events which can only be compared in intensity to those of a war...an unflinching look into the festering soul of England...a fuckin' great read."

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